Home Ministry announces Census schedule
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday announced the schedule for the upcoming Census, releasing details of the house-listing and population enumeration phases. The government will use the same 33-question questionnaire prepared for the 2021 Census, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Census will be conducted in two phases. The house-listing and house enumeration phase will be carried out from April 1 to September 30, 2026, followed by the population enumeration phase from February 9 to February 28, 2027. March 1, 2027, will be treated as the reference date.
During the house-to-house visit in the first phase, enumerators will collect information related to housing conditions, including building number, floor level, major materials used for walls and roofs, usage and condition of the house, and the total number of family members.
Data will also be gathered on the name and gender of the head of the household, social category (SC/ST or others), ownership status of the house, number of living rooms, and the number of married couples residing in the household.
In addition, details on civic amenities will be recorded. These include the main source of drinking water, electricity supply, availability and type of toilet, wastewater disposal system, and bathing facilities. Information will be collected either through the Census mobile application or during physical visits by enumerators.
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Man held for killing teacher over Rs 13 lakh loan in Karnataka
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a teacher after she repeatedly demanded repayment of a Rs 13 lakh loan that he had taken from her, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Amar, allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp weapon and later set the body on fire on the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in the district in an attempt to destroy evidence, they said.
Police identified the victim as Jyoti (57), a resident of Kalaburagi city, who was working as a teacher in Bidar district.
The matter came to light after an unidentified female body was found beside the Kamalapur-Kalmood road, they said.
Initially, it was treated as an unidentified body. Based on a complaint from a local resident, a murder case was registered under 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Kamalapur Police Station limits in Kalaburagi district, police said.
The investigation was immediately taken up and her photographs were widely circulated and later, the woman was identified.
During the investigation, police identified Amar, a resident of Kapnoor area, who owns and runs a milk parlour as the accused, Adduru Srinivasulu, Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police told reporters here.
According to him, Amar had borrowed Rs 13 lakh from Jyoti. She had been repeatedly asking him to return the money and had warned that she would lodge a police complaint if he failed to repay the amount. Fearing this, Amar allegedly planned to kill her.
He reportedly took Jyoti towards the Kamalapur-Kalmood road in a vehicle on April 4. On the way, he stopped the vehicle saying that water needed to be poured into the engine. "When she got down, he allegedly threw chilli powder on her face and attacked her with a sharp weapon. After the murder, he allegedly poured fuel on the body and set it on fire before fleeing the scene," the officer said.
Based on the accused's statement, police recorded his confession, collected evidence in the case, arrested him and produced him before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody, he added.
